LE 2-22 is a geometric, glass-clad office building located at the center of the St. Laurent Blvd. revitalization project in Montreal, which now serves as a striking landmark for the <a href="http://www.quartierdesspectacles.com/en/" target="_blank">Quartier des Spectacles</a>. Designed by <a href="http://www.aedifica.com/#6_1?id=1&amp;lang=en">Ædifica</a> and Gilles Huot Architectes, the six-story office building provides space for cultural organizations and was designed to LEED-NC standards. The building envelope creates a beautiful and modern aesthetic with its double-walled skin, which is made with wood on its interior and glass on the exterior. With a restaurant on the ground floor and a bar on the fifth, the office building successfully weaves itself into the urban fabric with a modern offer.

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LE 2-22 was inaugurated at the beginning of February and serves as the new flagship building to the <a href="http://www.quartierdesspectacles.com/en/" target="_blank">Quartier des Spectacles</a>.

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Located at the intersection of St. Catherine St. and St. Laurent Blvd, the office building sits in an important spot and sees significant traffic both for work and special events.

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As such, the building's form was influenced by pedestrian traffic flows and features a cut out at the entrance to allow more room for people to move about.

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Inside the six-story building features a ground floor French restaurant, Le St. Cyr, offices and soon a bar on the fifth floor.

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The atrium on the ground floor provides space for exhibitions and is also used for radio broadcasts.

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The Angus Development Corporation ensured its dedication to culture by allocating 75% of the space to cultural organizations like CIBL community radio, La Vitrine, Artexte, Vox and the Regroupement des centres d’artistes autogérés du Québec.

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Designed to meet LEED-NC standards the office building features a high level of energy performance.

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Most notably is the envelope, which features a double wall of wood and glass, which works to minimize heat gain while still providing daylight.

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In the summer a portion of the facade retracts on the ground floor opening up to the street and encouraging natural ventilation.

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The double skinned facade will also be used for a variety of multimedia installations.

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Program spacing in LE 2-22

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LE 2-22 is a geometric, glass-clad office building located at the center of the St. Laurent Blvd. revitalization project in Montreal, which now serves as a striking landmark for the Quartier des Spectacles. Designed by Ædifica and Gilles Huot Architectes, the six-story office building provides space for cultural organizations and was designed to LEED-NC standards. The building envelope creates a beautiful and modern aesthetic with its double-walled skin, which is made with wood on its interior and glass on the exterior. With a restaurant on the ground floor and a bar on the fifth, the office building successfully weaves itself into the urban fabric with a modern offer.